Join us for a lecture from Barbara E. Mundy called "The Queen, the tlahcuilo and the printing press: Cultures of control and spaces of freedom in the sixteenth-century Americas."
Mundy is a Professor of Art History and the Martha and Donald Robertson Chair in Latin American Art, Tulane University.
Join curator Rich Dana for a special guided tour of the current Main Library Gallery exhibition, A Roll of the Dice: Symbolism in the Sackner Archive. All are welcome to attend this free event.
About the exhibit:
In 1897, French Symbolist poet Stéphane Mallarmé revolutionized the world of graphic design with a single poem that forever changed the way we look at words. His work illustrated how text conveys meaning not only through words, but also as visual symbols that contain a deeper...
Join Us on April 16 to Recognize Staff, Generous Alumni, and Friends
We will celebrate the appointment of Kate Orazem to the position of Jean Lloyd-Jones and Michal Eynon-Lynch Iowa Women’s Archives Women in Politics Archivist.
We will also recognize Jean Lloyd-Jones and Michal Eynon-Lynch, whose philanthropic support established this prestigious position within the UI Libraries.